Coin receptacle



June 3, 1942 H; s. BocKsTEm COIN RECEPTAGLE Filed Dec. 19, 1940 gwum vbcm B ennan 5. flea/Zak;

Patented June 30, 1942 UNlTE'D STATES PATENT O-FFHC COIN RECEPTACLE Herman S. Bockstein, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application December 19, 1940, Serial No. 370,867 3 Claims. (Cl. 232-12) This invention relates to a novel construction of coin receptacle especially designed and adapted for use on newspaper stands and the like to provide a depository into which coins in payment for newspapers and other articles may be placed and safely kept when the standis unattended, thus providing a device adapted to be employed for avoiding the prevailing practice of leaving coins exposed on unattended news stands and the like from where they may be readily stolen or lost.

More particularly, it is an aim of this invention to provide an improved coin receptacle having a chute so shaped that coins inserted through the open end thereof will descend by gravity therethrough and having means at the lower end of the chute for supporting the coins in a position so that the last group of coins that were deposited in the receptacle will be clearly visible to indicate if the proper payment was made for the last purchase.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide means, disposed in said chute, whereby each group of coins, constituting the payment for the purchase of a paper, passing therethrough will actuate means for releasing the preceding group of coins, which has been retained in a position to be viewed through a window in a wall of the receptacle.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide a device of the character heretofore described of simple construction, economical to manufacture, and which will be durable and practical.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof. and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coin receptacle,

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal vertical sectional view, taken on substantially the same plane as Figure 2 and showing the lower end of the chute with the upper valve and platform each in an open position,

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 4-4 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional,

View taken substantially along the plane of the line 55 of Figure 2.,

Referring more particularly to the drawing,

wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, l0 designates generally the coin receptacle which includes a container ll provided with a Window I2 in its front wall l3 adjacent the bottom thereof. Container H is adapted to be stationarily secured by means, not shown, to a vending stand such as a news stand, not shown. As seen in- Figure 2, the back wall l4 of the container ll, adjacent its bottom, is provided with a hingedly mounted door I5 which is adapted to be provided with a look, not shown, and by means of which access to the interior of the container I I may be gained.

Disposed within the container H is a chute or conduit, designated generally 16, including a lower end I! which is secured to the inner side of the front wall I-3 directly behind the window 12, a vertical upper end I8 which opens outwardly of the top of the container II at l9, ad- J'acent the rear wall I4, and an inclined intermediate portion 20 which connects ends H and 18. A valve 2| or closure member is pivotally connected at one end in the bottom portion 22 of chute portion 20, intermediate of its ends, by means of a pivot pin 23 with its free end projectingtoward the lowerend of the chute It. A

second valve 24 is pivotally mounted at its upper end in the bottom portion 22 by means of a pivot pin 25 which extends partially across the bottom portion 22, and as best'seen in Figures 4 and 5, the width of the valve 24 is less than the width of the chute I6 and is disposed adjacent one side thereof, while the opposite side of the bottom portion 22, adjacent to the valve 26, is provided with a longitudinally disposed slot 23 for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent. The free end of the valve 24 also extends toward the lower end of the chute l6 and is provided with a lug or flange 21 which'is fixedly secured to its pivoted end and which is normally disposed tom, and ispivotally connected thereto by means of a pin 29, at one of its ends, and adjacent to the front-wall l3. Pin 29 extends through the aforementioned end of the platform 28 and has its endsjournaled in the side Walls of the chute end IT. A leaf spring 30 is secured at one end, at 3|, to the front wall I3, adjacent its bottom, and beneath platform 28 with the opposite free end of the leaf spring 30 projecting upwardly and rearwardly of the container II and disposed beneath the intermediate portion of the platform 28 to normally retain it in a raised, substantially horizontal position. A link 32 is pivotally connected at one end to an ear 33 secured to the upper side of the free end of the platform 28 and extends upwardly therefrom through the slot 26 and has its opposite end similarly secured to a corresponding ear 34, secured to the underside of the free end of the valve 2|, to thereby retain said valve 2| in a raised position to close portion of the chute I6, intermediate of its ends, when the parts are in their normal position, as seen in Figure 2.

The chute I6 is substantially square in cross section and wider than the coins which it is adapted to receive, so that coins inserted through the open end IQ of the chute IE will drop through the vertical portion I8 and then slide over bottom portion 22 of the intermediate portion 20 until the coins strike the valve 2 I, which is in a position, as seen in Figure 2, to swing downwardly to an open position, as seen in Figure 3. The free end of the valve 2| in moving downwardly will contact the flange 21 of the valve 24 which latter valve, as seen in Figure 2, is normally retained in an open position due to the weight of the valve being greater than the weight of the flange portion 21, and will swing the flange portion 21 downwardly to rock the valve 24 upwardly to a closed position, as seen in Figure 3. A number of coins, each designated 35, as seen in Figure 3, will pass together over the valve 2| and strike the valve 24 which will momentarily stop their movement. The reference characters 36, in Figures 2 and 3, designate another group of corresponding coins that have passed through the chute I6 next prior to the coins 35 and these coins 35 are held in the end I1 and supported by the platform 28, as seen in Figure 2, so that they are visible through the window l2. When the valve 2| is moved to an open position for the coins 35 to pass thereover, it likewise forces the platform 28 downwardly, against the action of the spring 33, through the link connection 32 causing the coins 36 to slide by gravity off of the free end of the platform 28 and into the bottom of the receptacle 1 i. The coins 35 in striking the valve 24 will tend to urge it to an open position to swing the flange 21 upwardly to thereby urge the valve 2| back to a closed position, and the spring 3!] will also react to return the platform 28 to a raised, substantially horizontal position, and to provide the primary force for closing valve 2| so that the coins 35 may then pass over the open valve and onto the platform 28 to assume the position in which the coins 36, are shown in Figure 2. It will be obvious, that coins will be similarly released by another group of coins passing through the chute l6. Each group of coins that is inserted through the inlet l9 will thus be held in a position where they may be viewed through the window l2 until another group of coins is inserted. The operator of the vending stand may remove the coins from the bottom of the container In by opening the door l5, as will be readily apparent. While each of the groups of coins 35 and 35 is shown as comprising two coins, as the usual price of a newspaper is two cents, the number of coins comprising each group could obviously vary, depending upon the price of the newspaper or other article to be purchased, and the strength of the spring 30 can be varied so that the weight of the proper number of coins will be necessary tomove the valve 2| to an open position.

Various changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A coin receptacle comprising a container, an inclined chute having an upper end opening outwardly of the top of said container, a window in said container positioned in one of its side walls, the lower end of said chute being disposed directly behind said window and being provided with an open bottom, a platform pivotally mounted in the lower end of the chute adjacent the wall, spring means for normally holding said platform in a raised, substantially horizontal position to form a bottom for the lower end of said chute, said platform being adapted to support coins in the lower end of said chute and in a position visible through said window, closure means in said chute, intermediate of its ends, a link pivotally connected to said closure means at one end and to said platform at its opposite end for normally holding said closure means in a closed position, said closure means being actuated by coins passing through the chute to move it to an open position and to thereby lower the platform to release the coins supported thereby, a valve for said chute disposed between said closure means and the lower end of said chute, said valve being pivotally connected at one end in the bottom portion of the chute and having its free end extending downwardly therefrom and normally disposed in an open position, and a flange fixedly secured to the pivoted end of said valve and projecting upwardly therefrom to be engaged by said closure means when the latter is moved to an open position to close said valve.

2. A coin receptacle comprising a container having a window in one of its sides and adjacent its bottom, a chute having a lower end disposed directly behind said window, said chute projecting upwardly therefrom and having its opposite end opening outwardly of the top of said container, said chute being shaped to permit coins to slide therethrough, the lower end of said chutebeing open at its bottom, a platform pivotally mounted in the end of the chute adjacent said side, spring means for normally holding said platform in a'raised, substantially horizontal position for closing the lower end of the chute, a valve pivotally mounted at one end in the bottom portion of said chute, intermediate of its ends, the free end of said valve projecting toward the lower end of the chute, a link connected to the free end of said platform and to the free end of said valve for normally holding the valve in a raised, closed position, said valve being adapted to be moved to anopen position by engagement with a group of coins passing through the chute to move said platform downwardly to an open position and to permit the coins to pass said valve, and a second valve disposed in said chute betweenthe first mentioned valve and the platform and normally disposed in an open position, said second .valve being actuated and moved to a closed position by the opening of the first mentioned valve and released, to return toan open positionrby theclosing thereof, and said platform functioning to support a group of coins in the lower end of the chute, when in a closed position, to be viewed through the window.

3. A coin receptacle provided with a chute for the passage of coins into the receptacle, said chute having an open bottom, a platform disposed therebeneath, means for releasably holding the platform in a raised position to close the open bottom of the chute, a pivotally mounted valve disposed in the chute, means connecting the valve and platform, whereby the platform and valve will open and close simultaneously and so that the valve will be held normally in a closed position, by said first mentioned means, a sec- 0nd valve disposed in the chute, between the first mentioned valve and platform, said second valve being pivotally mounted in the chute and normally disposed in an open position, and a flange extending from the pivoted end of the second valve and arranged to be engaged by the first mentioned valve for closing the second valve when the first mentioned valve is opened, and for releasing the second valve when the first mentioned valve closes to permit the second valve to return to a closed position.

HERMAN S. BOCKSTEIN. 

